I will have to agree with the sentiments already voiced here. The documentation is very sparse, and it relies on the user having a good understanding of MVC frameworks (like RoR and CakePHP). Having actually attempted to write my own MVC framework in PHP (and then abandoning it due to limitations of PHP), I can say I have a good understanding of these frameworks, and that helped me understand Pylons.
Let me also mention, to put things into perspective, that CakePHP's documentation is not very helpful either. They have an API, and they have a tutorial that doesn't go beyond the basics. I also understand the viewpoint of the developers, Mike and Ben and others, that they don't have a lot of time for documentation. I have a few open source projects of my own (one of which is using Pylons - thanks for a great framework!), and getting round to writing documentation is just something that I often don't have time for. To those who complain: Please try to be part of the solution: if you've done something that you can't find in the wiki, add a page and document what you did. Also, if you're having trouble understanding how Pylons works, I recommend reading through CakePHP's tutorial. It covers the same concepts used here. To the developers: Please don't moan back at your community about how they're not doing anything. Even if you can't get round to writing up documentation, rather say, "We're very sorry, but we just haven't had time." - it's a much nicer response (and it puts you in a better light) than, "Well, why don't you write some?" To both sides: Pointing fingers, blaming others, and generally moaning does not help anyone, much less yourself. Great communities only arise out of people who are prepared to give more than they take. -- Raoul Snyman B.Tech Information Technology (Software Engineering) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.saturnlaboratories.co.za/ Blog: http://blog.saturnlaboratories.co.za/ Mobile: 082 550 3754 Registered Linux User #333298 (http://counter.li.org) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-discuss@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
